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Minimum Requirements for Application to the MS Program

  • a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the last 90 graded quarter credits
  • a baccalaureate degree from a nationally accredited university
  • an active, unrestricted Washington RN license only if you plan to take clinical nursing courses
  • meeting Essential Behaviors for graduate students


Required Application Materials
Download the MS Application Instructions, where you will find more detailed information about the following required application materials:

  1. Online MS application, including School of Nursing Supplemental Form
  2. resume
  3. three (3) letters of recommendation
  4. responses to admissions questions
  5. criminal history background check
  6. official transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended
  7. copies of English competency scores (if applicable)